Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 1600 GMT, May 4, 2022.

Democrats in the US are staring at a doom and gloom situation ahead of midterm elections as President Joe Biden continues to lose his support base less than two years into his first term.

Images of Beijing residents who are queuing for COVID-19 tests can be seen.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the marijuana business has turned into a flourishing trade in Canada with more and more shops opening each day.

COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States for the second year in a row in 2021, with death rates rising for most age groups, a government study showed on Friday.

British lawmakers agree to put Prime Minister Boris Johnson under investigation to determine whether he lied to parliament over lockdown-breaking parties at his office.

Iranians are marking Laylat al-Qadr or the Night of Destiny, the occasion when the holy Quran was revealed to the Prophet of Islam some 14 centuries ago. It's the first time in two years that Muslims have observed the divine night without social distancing.

Britain’s two most senior politicians- the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, have both been served with £50 penalty notices by London’s Metropolitan police after breaching Covid lockdown restrictions.

The United States on Wednesday renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency, days ahead of its April 16 expiry date, allowing free tests, vaccines, and treatments to continue for three more months.

China has blasted the US for its baseless accusations against Beijing’s policy on curbing COVID-19 contagious disease.